Austrian Airlines to cut 150 administrative jobs

Austrian Airlines Boeing 777. By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines Group is cutting 150 administrative positions as part of its €260 million ($337.8 million) restructuring program. The measures—which also include eliminating redundancies in the flight operations of Tyrolean Airways and technical processes—will result in more than €10 million in savings.
Tyrolean Airways MD Gaudenz Ambühl called the move “highly painful.” However, he said “it ...

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